Cascina/Casale À Vendre À Syracuse, Fanusa

19th-century farmhouse with sea view over Ortigia — 23 hectares in eastern Sicily

There is a place, just minutes from Syracuse, where time has stood still without ceasing to tell its story. Masseria Catania is located on the Maddalena peninsula, in Contrada Isola Maddalena-Cinì-Fanusa, surrounded by nearly 24 hectares of farmland that truly overlooks — not just ideally — the Gulf of Syracuse and the unmistakable profile of Ortigia. This is one of the rarest and most unique coastal locations in all of eastern Sicily for a high-end hospitality project.

You arrive via a farm road lined with dry stone walls and reeds, until you discover the 19th-century main building: a structure of about 1,089 sqm over two levels, featuring a loggia with three pointed arches made of local limestone marking the main facade. It is an authentic architecture, never altered by recent interventions, preserving intact the elements that have defined its character for over a century: squared stone arches, barrel-vaulted rooms, and a monumental portal from the 15th century facing the sea.

The exposed stone vaults — still largely intact throughout the building — already outline the structure of elegant rooms, suites, or distinctive common areas, requiring no reinvention, only the restoration of what already exists.

Around the main building are about 466 sqm of rural outbuildings and a warehouse, volumes suitable to become a spa, dining area, or additional housing units within a hotel masterplan.

There is also the belvedere terrace: 31 sqm protected by a loggia, the exact point where the farmhouse ceases to be just a building and becomes a viewpoint over the world — Ortigia, the Maniace Castle, the Grand Port, all visible to the naked eye, without filters. This is the natural setting for a rooftop bar or panoramic restaurant of a charming resort.

The 43 hectares surrounding the farmhouse, managed organically, extend over irrigated arable land, irrigated vegetable gardens, and large areas of wooded pasture — a surface offering ample space for pools, private villas, wellness paths, or an exclusive park for guests.

It is also one of the historically most suitable areas in the entire province of Syracuse for cultivating Moscato DOC grapes. The wine-growing tradition of the owning family, documented by an ancient cellar with the original wine press, paves the way for an enotourism project combining hospitality with the production of a wine that is emblematic of the territory.

A drilled well with a flow rate of 33 liters per second also guarantees an independent water resource for the entire property.

A property of this size, with a direct and unmediated sea view over Ortigia, is today an absolute rarity on the Sicilian hospitality market: the ideal base for a boutique resort, a high-profile agritourism with its own winery, or a branded accommodation facility capable of capturing the international demand for experiential tourism in eastern Sicily.

Just minutes from Ortigia, the historic center of Syracuse, and the beaches of Plemmirio, Masseria Catania is a unique opportunity for those investing in high-end hospitality: the chance to write a new chapter for a place that has already witnessed two centuries of history.

Property to be renovated, with intended use to be verified during the project phase. Cadastral and urban planning information available upon request.